laccolith
nounHow many syllables in laccolith?
There are 3 syllables in the word laccolith.How to pronounce laccolith:
Definition of laccolith:
- laccolith (noun):
- a mass of igneous rock that is intruded between sedimentary beds and produces a domical bulging of the overlying strata
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